The launch took place from Kourou, French Guiana, with the highly complex JWST hitching a ride to space via an Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
In brief: The James Webb Space Telescope has finally left Earth and is en route to the L2 Lagrange point nearly a million miles from home where it’ll set up shop and hopefully reward astronomers with a treasure trove of new discoveries over its 10-year mission duration. The launch took place from Kourou, French Guiana, with the highly complex JWST hitching a ride to space via an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. The boosters ignited and liftoff occurred at 7:20 a.
